Fishing-tackle.



G. L. GABLER.

FISHING TACKLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 10. 1914.

1 1 59,006. Patented N 0v. '2, 1915.

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e. L. GABLER.

FISHING TACKLE.

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Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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subject of the King: of G'rea-t.Britain residii ing at-Dover Court,-inthe Prov-ince of Alberta, and" Dominion of Canada, have invented new anduseful Improvements. in Fishing-Tackle, of whicht'he following is aspecifi cation. j

This invention relates to fishing implements. and more particularly to'-com bined'-' gaffe and traps.

One of the principal objects of the invention is the provision of asimple and efficient device'which may be utilized either as a springactuated gaff or as a fish-released trap.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the device that thejaws may be readily released from the handle so that if the fish islarge and struggles considerably, the operator will have a flexibleconnection between the handle and the jaws which will prevent the handlefrom being jerked out of his hands.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, whichform a part of this application and in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation. Fig. 2 is an edge elevation. Fig. 3. is a side elevationshowing a modified form of connecting the gafl to a rod. Fig. 4 is a topplan view thereof. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on theline 55 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing 1 generally represents thegall which is substantially U-shaped in outline and has formed upon itsterminals the inturned prongs 2 which form gripping and penetratingjaws. The gafl' is constructed of a single piece of metal havingsuificient inherent resiliency to permit the operating of the jawsto'the position shown in dotted 1 lines in Fig. 1 and each leg indicatedat 3 and 1 is supplied with a longitudinal slot 5 in which a cross-bar 6is adapted to fit. This cross bar has its terminal ends headed up asshown at 7 so aslto limit the outward movement of the legs and alsoprevent disengagement of the bar from the legs and adjacent each headedend the cross bar is provided with shoulders 8 and 9, the former adaptedto engage the legs above the upper wall of the slots while the latter isadapted to engage the legs below the lower edge of specification olfLetters latent,

cables 18'so that through the siliency thereoufi l/Y-henushigthedevioe-as-a gigging gafii or 1 as an ordinary fishin gafi' the.shoulders v V ted-N e ii9 5 Application filed Niovember lO,19142seminar- :378. r I

thewinherent *re- 7 9' areeengagedwit lifthe legs be1ow-the:lower- Iwallof; therslots: 5liso that when the: cross bar s pressed intoengagement withtheqfisn it will be elevated sufliciently to release theshoulders anda allow the legs" to"- spring to geth-er', the prongs 2 Vpenetrating the side or head of the fish. When the device is used as atrap, th shoulders are engaged with the legs abovethe-upper wall of theslots, and thebait is hooked centrally on the crossbar, an eye 10 beingprovided for this purpose. v

fPiojecting above the connecting portion 0 t to receive a handle 12.This handle, as is shown in Fig. 1, is frictionally held within thesocket and has secured thereto one ter-' minal of a flexible connectingelement 13,

theopposite terminal of which is connected to the socket member asshown. By enterng the handle within the socket member element is woundaround the socket memher and the handle will assist in holding theseparts in operative relation. A slight eflort upon the part of theoperator will cause the disengagement of these parts or they willdisengage automatically if the fish strug les sufliciently. Thisarrangement e legs is a socket member 11 adapted V and'giving the same afew turns, the flexible permlts handling of .much larger and morevigorousfish owing to the fact that when I thejaws are disconnected fromthe handle their otherwise rigid movement is eliminated and the tendencyfor the handle to be I jerked out of thehands of the operatorconsiderably lessened. y

:In the structure shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the

handle 14 is connected to the gafl in the mannershown in Figs. 1 and 2and has its upper end journaled in a rod 15. The upper end of the handleis provided with a cross bar 16 and a similar cross bar 17 pivot edadjacent the rear of the rod, is connected to the first cross bar byparallel medium of these cross bars the gaff may be turned in difl'erentdirections. The gafi' proper, in this instance, is held upon the handleby a line 19 connected to the upper portion of the gaff and passingthrough an eye 20 and having its opposite end connected to a reel orother similar device, not shown. It will, of course, be understood thatthe reel may be released when the fish becomes caught by'the gaff andthat he may be played in the usual manner adopted with ordinary fishingtackle. 7

When the device is used as a trap, the gafi may be connected directly toa line or cable attached to any suitable stationary object on shore.

What is claimed is I 1. In a device of the class described, a pole, atright angles thereto, agafi removably connected to the end of the rod,means for turning the rod, and flexible means holding the gaff, upon therod.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe a rod journaled 'at one end of the pole 2. Ina device of the classdescribed, a pole, a gaff, a handle connected with the gaff and havingone end journaled in the pole at right angles thereto adjacent one endof the pole, a cross bar fixed to the journaled end of the handle, asecond cross bar pivoted to the pole distant from the cross bar on thejournaled end of the handle, and flexible members connecting the ends ofthe cross bar whereby the gaff may be oscillated.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE LEONARD GABLER.

Vl/Vitnesses W. R. MEL'roN, AGNES M. SKINNER.

Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G.

